Maple Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

 

1	medium orange
1 can	tart cherries, drained, (or 1 1/2 cups frozen tart cherries)	(16 oz)
1 cup	maple syrup	250 mL
1 cup	cherry juice blend or apple-cherry juice	250 mL
1/2 cup	coarsely chpped walnuts, optional	125 mL

tip

Add walnuts for a protein-packed breakfast boost!

Directions

Rinse orange; remove blemishes from rind. Grate rind until you have about 1/3 cup. Save remaining orange for another use.

In a large saucepan, combine grated orange rind, cherries, maple syrup and juice. Cover and bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat and simmer 10 minutes to blend flavors.

Remove from heat and stir in walnuts, if desired.

Cool, then cover and refrigerate. Sauce will keep 3 to 4 days; reheat before serving.

Nutritional Info

per serving without walnuts: 103 calories, 0.08g fat, 0mg cholesterol, 4 mg sodium.